Artimus Lamont Bentley (October 25, 1973 â€" January 19, 2005), better
known professionally as Lamont Bentley, was an American actor and
rapper best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on the UPN sitcom
Moesha and the spin-off The Parkers. Bentley was also known for his
role as Crazy K in the 1995 horror film Tales from the Hood and
C-Money in the 2001 film The Wash featuring Dr. Dre and Snoop
Dogg.Artimus Lamont Bentley was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved
to Los Angeles with his mother, Loyce, who wished to pursue a career
as a professional singer. He began his career as a child actor
appearing in television commercials and guest spots on various
television series before landing a role on the short-lived but
critically acclaimed television series South Central in 1994. In 1995,
South Central creator Ralph Farquhar cast Bentley in the series Moesha
as Hakeem Campbell which ran for six seasons on UPN.After Moesha
ended, Bentley continued acting while pursuing a career as a rapper.
In 2001, he appeared as C-Money in The Wash opposite Dr. Dre and Snoop
Dogg. That same year, he portrayed Tupac Shakur in the television
biopic Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story. Bentley made one of his last
onscreen appearances in Spike Lee's crime drama Sucker Free
City.Shortly after midnight on January 19, 2005, Bentley was driving
alone when he was killed in a single-car accident in southern
California's Ventura County. He was driving on Highway 118 near Simi
Valley (30 miles northwest of Los Angeles). Witnesses to the accident
stated that Bentley's vehicle was traveling at a high speed towards
the Rocky Peak Fire Road off ramp. After running through a stop sign,
the vehicle went through a chain-link fence situated across the street
and rolled down an embankment. Bentley was ejected from the vehicle
into traffic where five cars struck him. He sustained multiple blunt
force injuries and was pronounced dead at 12:23 a.m. Bentley was
survived by two daughters and his mother, who lived with him in
Granada Hills, Los Angeles.
known professionally as Lamont Bentley, was an American actor and
rapper best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on the UPN sitcom
Moesha and the spin-off The Parkers. Bentley was also known for his
role as Crazy K in the 1995 horror film Tales from the Hood and
C-Money in the 2001 film The Wash featuring Dr. Dre and Snoop
Dogg.Artimus Lamont Bentley was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved
to Los Angeles with his mother, Loyce, who wished to pursue a career
as a professional singer. He began his career as a child actor
appearing in television commercials and guest spots on various
television series before landing a role on the short-lived but
critically acclaimed television series South Central in 1994. In 1995,
South Central creator Ralph Farquhar cast Bentley in the series Moesha
as Hakeem Campbell which ran for six seasons on UPN.After Moesha
ended, Bentley continued acting while pursuing a career as a rapper.
In 2001, he appeared as C-Money in The Wash opposite Dr. Dre and Snoop
Dogg. That same year, he portrayed Tupac Shakur in the television
biopic Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story. Bentley made one of his last
onscreen appearances in Spike Lee's crime drama Sucker Free
City.Shortly after midnight on January 19, 2005, Bentley was driving
alone when he was killed in a single-car accident in southern
California's Ventura County. He was driving on Highway 118 near Simi
Valley (30 miles northwest of Los Angeles). Witnesses to the accident
stated that Bentley's vehicle was traveling at a high speed towards
the Rocky Peak Fire Road off ramp. After running through a stop sign,
the vehicle went through a chain-link fence situated across the street
and rolled down an embankment. Bentley was ejected from the vehicle
into traffic where five cars struck him. He sustained multiple blunt
force injuries and was pronounced dead at 12:23 a.m. Bentley was
survived by two daughters and his mother, who lived with him in
Granada Hills, Los Angeles.
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